Swaging-tool.



No. 634,909. Patented Oct. l7, I899.

I. W. PRICE.

SWAGING TOOL.

Application filed Feb. 21, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 634,909, dated October 17, 1899.

Application filed. February 21, 1899. Serial No. 706,427. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: a tap on the outer end of the arm 1) given Be it known that I, ISAAC \V. PRICE, a citiwith the hammer. This causes the upper zen of the-United States, residing at McOonpart B to rise until the arm I) binds against nelsville, in the county of Morgan and State the inner side of the ends of the arms a, when 5 of Ohio, have invented a new and'useful Imit stops and remains suspended. The oper- 5 provement in Swaging-Tools, of which the folator now places the heated metal in the groove lowing is a specification. on the bed-piece A and taps the projection Z1.

My invention relates to sWaging-tools, and This causes the upper part B to fall on the has for its object to provide a tool by the use bed-piece A, and the metal is now between of which one man can do the work usually the two parts A and B in the grooves (L b 60 done by two. This object I accomplish in The operator now strikes the projection Z) unthe manner and by the means hereinafter til the metal is swaged as desired or becomes more fully described in detail, and particucold, when a tap on the outer end of the arm larly pointed out in the claims, reference be- I) raises the upper part and releases the metal.

ing had to' the accompanying drawings, in Owing to the form of the slot b the operator 6 whichlike reference-letters indicate like parts can cause the upper part B to rock sidewise in all the figures. and give a tapering swage to the metal.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my inven- Having thus described myinvention, what tion. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of lower part I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters of same. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line Patent, is 70 m 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 1. A swaging-tool consisting of two parts,

3 y, Fig. 1. a bed-piece having a transverse groove in its My invention consists of a swaging tool upper surface, said bed-piece at one end proformed of two parts. The bed-piece A, which vided with two arms extending in a curve rests on the anvil when in use, has a projecoutward and upward, and a part having com- 75 tion a, adapted to enter a complementary replementary grooves in its under surface said cess in the anvil, and is provided at one end part provided at one end with an arm eXtendwith two arms a, having a small space being outward and pivotally secured bet-ween tween them and curving upward. The ends the ends of said first-mentioned two arms, the

of these arms a have holes a The upper outer end of said arm tapered and curved up- 80 part B of the swagingtool has a projection b, ward, substantially as shown and described. rising from the center of its top, adapted to 2. A swaging-tool consisting of two parts, receive the blows of the hammer, and an arm a bed-piece having a transverse groove in its Z), which extends out from one end and is upper surface and a square downward. pro

adapted to fit between the ends of the arms a. j ection from its under surface, said bed-piece 8 5 The arm I) is pierced by an oblong trans: providedat one end with two arms extending verse slot 11 which registers with the holes a in a curve outward and upward, and a part A pin O fits in the holes a and passes loosely having complementary grooves in its under through the slot Z2 connecting the parts A surface, and a projection rising from its upand B pivot-ally, so that the upper part B per surface, said part provided at one end 0 may be raised a short distance, and allowing with an arm extending outward and pivotally a certain freedom of play to the upper part B. secured between the ends of said first-men- The outer end of the arm B is tapered off and tioned two arms, the outer end of said arm curved upward. The upper surface of the tapered and curved upward, substantially as bed-piece A has transverse grooves a of any shown and described. 9 5 desired shape, and the upper part B has on A swaging-tool consisting of two parts, its lower surface complementary grooves 12 a bed-piece having a transverse groove in its The operation of myinvention is as follows: upper surface and a square downward pro- The bed-piece A is placed on the anvil, the j ection from its undersurface, said bed-piece 5o projection a in its complementary recess, and provided at one end with two arms extending Ice in a curve outward and upward, and a part arm tapered and curved upward, substanhavingComplementary grooves in its under tiaily as shown and described. 10 surface, and a projection rising from its up- In testimony whereof I hereto affix my sigper surface, said part provided at one end nature in the presence of two witnesses.

5 with an arm extending outward and pivotaily I. W. PRICE.

secured between the ends of said first-men- Vitnesses: tioned two arms, by a pivot passing loosely E. M. KENNEDY,

through said arm, the outward end of said 0. WV. KENNEDY. 

